Māra kai
Kai Sovereignty
Māra kai
What is Kai sovereignty?
It is a system that recognises the sacred participatory relationships between Māori and their food. Indigenous food systems are rich in ecological place-based knowledge, reflecting significant relationships to the whenua and have evolved distinctly within communities over many generations.
Māra Kai - Kai Sovereignty
Benefits to community
- Lowering cost to weekly kai budget for whānau
- Mahitahi – working together
- Whanaungatanga – relationships/ engagement
- Mātauranga Māori in action
- Continual food source
- Sovereignty of our lands
- Kai source for ngā marae and our community